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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: grub-pc error when upgrading from buster to bullseye
From:       Greg Wooledge <greg () wooledge ! org>
Date:       2024-02-12 20:14:20
Message-ID: Zcp8HJYpo6NKHGBY () wooledge ! org
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On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 09:04:01PM +0100, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> John Boxall wrote:
> > I am aware that the label and uuid (drive and partition) are replicated on
> > the cloned drive, but I can't find the model number (in text format) stored
> > anywhere on the drive.
> 
> Maybe the grub-pc package takes its configuration from a different drive
> which is attached to the system ?

According to
<https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/745904/how-does-the-grub-pc-postinstall-script-know-which-device-to-install-to>
 it uses debconf's database.  That page includes instructions for viewing
the device and changing it.

I can't verify this on my machine, because mine uses UEFI.


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